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New information on the remains found in North Carolina.
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Authorities now say the remains more closely resemble Jennifer Short-
A head on wreck in Bedford County tonight sends three people to the hospital.
Plus roller skating rinks provide helmets for skaters? The debate comes to Roanoke.
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News 7 at Eleven is next.

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There is new information and new questions tonight about a body found just across the state-line in North Carolina.
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[Missing-Girl]

The Sheriff in Rockingham County has released more details that suggest the remains found there this week are consistent with the description of Jennifer Short.
[***JENNIFER SHORT MONITOR GRAPHIC***]
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Joe Dashiell is here tonight with more on these developments.
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Jean... It's important to note that No identification has been made.
And a number of factors including the comparison of hair samples, had persuaded investigators that the north carolina remains did not appear to be Jennifer Short.
But with new information in hand, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page says he cannot rule out that possibility.
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((Authorities continue to search for remains in Rockingham County, but preliminary observations from the North Carolina medical examiners office have offered investigators more details about the remains.
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[IN Q=The possible age]
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North Carolina authorities have shared that information with Henry County investigators... Captain Kimmy Nester says the new information is consistent with Jennifer's sex, race, and age... but at the same time both he and north carolina authorities stress they do NOT yet have any definitive test results.))
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[LIVE= JoeD /FULL]

Nester says that Henry County officers will return to Rockingham County tomorrow to conduct more foot searches with authorities there...
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & JoeD /Pulpit;]

But Jean, it is probably going to be some time before the North Carolina lab is able to complete its testing, some time before investigators will know for sure.

[Bedford-Ax]

A "head-on" collision in Bedford County tonight sent three people to the hospital.
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It happened on Route 43 north of Route 682 just after 7:30.
The accident involved a Ford Focus and a Mitsubishi Mirage.
Firefighters had to cut through a door to get a mother and her child out.
They, along with the driver of the other car, were all taken to Bedford Hospital.
No word on their conditions or whether charges will be filed.
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[Falls]

Giles County Sheriff Larry Falls was convicted today of a misdemeanor... after a dispute earlier this year with his wife.
A judge sentenced the lawman to 30-days in jail for assault and battery...but then suspended that sentence.
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Falls was arrested in July after his sister-in-law, Margie Dowdy, told police he forced his way into her home, looking for his wife Margaret.
The two had been separated for about a month.
Dowdy testified that Falls attacked her after she tried to call police.
But, his attorney says the only thing Fall's guilty of "is loving his wife."
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((JAMES HARTLEY/FALLS' ATTORNEY: HE SHOULD HAVE GONE HOME. HE SHOULD HAVE WAITED TIL THINGS COOLED DOWN BUT HE DIDN'T, AND SO HE WENT IN, HE SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE IN. I DON'T THINK THE EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT HE FORCED OR BROKE UP THAT DOOR, HE JUST OPENED IT...AND IT WAS A DUMB MISTAKE, HE RECOGNIZES THAT. HE SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE IT.))
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[VO-NAT]

Falls is also charged with breaking and entering, charges- he's fighting.
Falls has served as Sheriff in Giles County for 15 years.
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[Roller-Skating]

Bicyclists wear helmets for safety- so why not roller skaters? That's up for debate in Virginia-
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Next week that debate comes to Roanoke.
That's when the Virginia Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation will hold a public hearing to discuss whether skating rinks should have helmets available for skaters.
The death of a five year old at a Newport News roller skating rink prompted the Roller Skating Safety Act.
Under the proposed legislation, skating rinks would need to have helmets available but it would not require skaters to actually wear them.
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((PAUL ESTES/STAR CITY SKATE & PLAY: MY FEELINGS ARE IF THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO WEAR THEM THE HELMETS ARE PROBABLY GOING TO SIT AROUND AND GATHER DUST. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE SOME CHILDREN AND SKATE AND WEAR HELMETS, WE ALLOW THAT AT ALL TIMES. BUT I GUESS IT'S SORT OF LIKE THE SEATBELT LAW, IF IT'S NOT A MANDATORY THING YOU HAVE TO HAVE A HELMET ON WHEN YOU HERE, IT'S AN OPTION AND MOST PEOPLE PROBABLY WON'T DO THAT OPTION.))
[SUPER=01-Paul Estes/Star City Skate & Play]
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[OUT Q=won't do that option]
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[VO-NAT 07 plus pad]

If you'd like to weigh in- the public hearing will take place next Friday at 1:30 in the Roanoke City Council Chamber.
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[L'burg-Water]

With the James River right there, Lynchburg is not about to run out of water any time soon.. but the city is the latest to ask residents to start conserving water.
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[VO-NAT]
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City leaders declared a Stage One water emergency this morning.. meaning the city has a moderate but limited supply of water.
Residents are being asked to voluntarily restrict their water usage and to repair leaky faucets and toilets.
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((STEPHEN BONTRAGER/LYNCHBURG UTILITIES DIRECTOR: NORMALLY ON WATER VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION MEASURES SOMETIMES YOU MIGHT PICK UP UP TO ABOUT FIVE PERCNET BUT REALLY NOT MUCH MORE THAN THAT. LIKE I SAY, A LOT OF IT IS JUST COMMON SENSE USAGE AND IT'S JUST A WISE USE OF WATER GENERALLY.))
[SUPER=01-Stephen Bontrager/Lynchburg Utilities Director]
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[VO-NAT]

The city continues to draw 100 percent of its daily water from the James River.
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[Radford-Grant]

A grant from the U-S Department of Commerce hopes to bring new jobs to the city of Radford.
Officials say the 600-thousand dollar grant will be used to build a technology center... that will provide space for small technology-related businesses, technical assistance and work training programs.
The project is expected to create 65-jobs and attract over three-million dollars in private investments.

[Carilion]

Carilion Health System is paving the way for its Biomedical Center by building a parking garage and child care center.
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The Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority today signed over the ownership of this site which is adjacent to Memorial hospital.
It will house a five level, one-thousand car parking garage and a child care center.
The project is expected to be complete in November of next year.
Carilion is the first tenant in the South Jefferson Redevelopment area.
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[IMF-Protests]

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Thousands of protesters are expected on the streets of Washington- DC tomorrow- perhaps for a repeat performance of today.
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The anti capitalist protesters have been out in force- and so have the police- they arrested more than 600 people.
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((WHAT DO WE WANT.. GLOBAL JUSTICE! when DO WE WANT IT? NOW!))
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Demonstrators are calling for the overthrow of the world bank and international monetary fund- arguing that Capitalism breeds poverty- and robs the world's poorest countries.
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((ERIC GIBSON/PROTESTOR; IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE THESE PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING THEY NEED THE MONEY AND BASICALLY IT'S EXTORTION YOU KNOW.))
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Some protesters chained themselves together- police had to use chainsaws to cut them apart.
The protesters will be out again tomorrow- and so will the police- in riot gear- armed with tear gas just in case it's needed.
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A Nebraska state trooper kills himself- the latest twist in the deadly bank robbery there. We'll have the story next-
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Plus this is one patient a dentist would not want to get out of hand- as a lion takes the dentists chair.
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[Iraq]

President Bush now says he's willing to give the United Nations sanctions a try when it comes to dealing with Iraq-

While he did say he's willing to wait- he said he won't wait forever.
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The words come after mounting criticism from world leaders for Mr. Bush's threats to go it alone against Saddam Hussein.
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((I'M WILLING TO GIVE PEACE A CHANCE TO WORK. I WANT THE UNITED NATIONS TO WORK. I WANT HIM TO DO WHAT HE SAID HE WOULD DO.))
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Ususally reserved CHINA rang in today- issuing a sharp warning against an attack without U-N Security council approval- would result in "incalculable consequences."
President Bush said make no mistake.. Saddam is a threat.
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((THERE'S NO DOUBT HIS HATRED IS MAINLY DIRECTED AT US. THERE'S NO DOUBT HE CAN'T STAND US. AFTER ALL, THIS IS A GUY THAT TRIED TO KILL MY DAD AT ONE TIME.))
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Congress hopes to pass a resolution authorizing force next week.

[VA-Guard]

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More Virginia National Guard troops may soon be joining the war on terror.
Four units of the 1st Brigade, 29th Infantry Division got the word today to get ready for a possible one-year mobilization
Two of the battalions are based in Lynchburg, one in Harrisonburg and one in Lexington.
There's NO word on where the soldiers would be sent.

[Bank-Robbery]

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Authorities in Nebraska say a distraught state trooper has killed himself one day after a bank robbery that left five people dead.
Officials say the trooper stopped one of the robbery suspects last week and cited him for carrying a concealed weapon, but failed to realize the weapon was stolen.
Meanwhile in the small town of (Nor-fork) Norfolk.. the four suspects charged in the five deaths at the bank were in court today.
Jennnifer Miller has more.
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[SUPER=01-Bill Sun/Victim's Father; :26]
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((NO LONGER ON THE RUN .... THE MEN SUSPECTED IN THURSDAY'S DEADLY BANK ROBBERY EACH FACE MULTIPLE COUNTS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER.
SURVEILLANCE TAPES SHOW THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED IN A NARROW WINDOW OF TIME.
40 SECONDS AFTER THE GUNMEN BURST THROUGH THE DOOR, POLICE SAY THEY HAD SHOT FIVE PEOPLE IN THE HEAD. THE YOUNGEST, LISA BYRANT, HAD BEEN MARRIED ONLY FIVE WEEKS.
THE OLDEST, BANK WORKER, SAMUEL SON, WAS A FATHER OF TWO.
BILL SUN/VICTIM'S FATHER
"He was a great man, took pride in everything he did if he were here right now he'd probably be telling you about his job."
FAMILY MEMBERS SAY SUN KNEW HIS CUSTOMERS BY NAME. HE MIGHT HAVE EVEN RECOGNIZED THE MEN WHO KILLED HIM. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECTS HAD CASED THE BANK FOR TWO WEEKS .... TRYING TO DETERMINE MONEY DROPS AND HOW MANY EMPLOYEES WOULD BE WORKING.
ACCORDING TO ONE SUSPECT, THE SHOOTING STARTED WHEN, QUOTE ... "IT WENT TO HELL IN THE BANK."
THE GUNFIRE MIGHT HAVE SCARED GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ. THE SUSPECTED DRIVER OF THE GETAWAY CAR DROVE OFF LEAVING THE GUNMEN BEHIND. HE TOO IS CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Joe Smith/Madison Cty District Attorney
"Aiders and abettors, things like that, they all fall into the same group."
AND UNTIL THE BANK DOES AN AUDIT THERE IS NO WORD ON HOW MUCH MONEY -- IF ANY -- THE GUNMEN STOLE, BUT THEY HAVE ALREADY ROBBED THIS SMALL MIDWESTERN CITY IN WAYS TOO PAINFUL TO COUNT.
JENNIFER MILLER, CBS NEWS.))
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They started playing decades ago.. and they're still going strong- we'll check out one band celebrating the big 4-0.

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Plus the Titanic exhibition sails into one Virginia museum... we'll preview what you can see a little later on News 7.
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[Commercial]

[Floyd-Fest]

The rain is taking center stage at the Floyd World Music festival.
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The three-day event on a 50-acre parcel on the Blue Ridge Parkway kicked off with little fanfare.
Mud and rain kept the crowds away but those who did brave the weather enjoyed music from African "song and dance performers."
Organizers are hopeful that this weekend's clear skies bring in the masses.
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((KRIS HODGES/PRODUCTION MANAGER; OBVIOUSLY GETTING AROUND IN THE MUD IS A LITTLE CHALLENGE BUT MORE THAN ALL IT'S YOU KNOW SUNSHINE HELPS. YOU KNOW IT'S A TEST OF INTEGRITY, DISCIPLINE, AND SINCERITY YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT ALL THREE - FLOYD FEST IS HERE AFRICA IS HERE SWEDEN IS ON IT'S WAY THEY'RE COMING, SO WE'RE ALL GOOD HERE.))
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[OUT Q=so we're all good here.]
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Hodges says the all events are on schedule.
The event lasts thru Sunday and features two stages, a healing arts area and tent for children.
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What better place to celebrate its bit 4-0 anniversary than in the Big Apple-
The Rolling Stones performed at Madison Square Garden then it's onto Giants stadium in New Jersey Saturday and back to New York Monday.
Newly knighted Mick Jagger, grizzled guitarist Keith Richards and the rest of the band have billed this "Licks tour" as the most elaborate stage show ever- with eye popping special effects.
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[Lion-Dentist]

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A tooth ache is no fun for anyone- and one young lion knows that all too well.
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[SUPER=03-Chonburi, Thailand;]

Four month old lion Hoy- had an infected tooth and quite a toothache-
Zookeepers figured it out when they noticed Hoy wasn't interested in his food.
Removing the tooth was no easy task though- Vets put Hoy under anesthesia and operated on the tooth-
Luckily the tooth was only a baby tooth- so a new healthy tooth is expected to replace it.
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[S-Extra]

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Early highlights from FFE, the richest NFL contract ever and college football previews,
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But first our extra point. The U.S. is within one point of Europe after the opening day in the Ryder Cup. Phil Mickelson and David Toms rallied from three holes down with four to play with Colin Montgomerie and Bernhard Langer. Tiger Woods was the only American player to lose twice.
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[S-Valley]

We start wit Hidden Valley and the Titans quest for their first win of the season.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Spartans vs. Titans; :00]

Head Coach Steve Maganbauer would face West Virginia power Greenbrier East tonight.
In the third quarter, The Titans strike with special teams as Corey Gannon takes the kick off at the Hidden Valley
12 yard line and he goes 88 yards for the touchdown [SUPER=34-Hidden Valley/21/Greenbrier East/7;]and the Titans were
up 21-zip.
On defense, the Titans Matt stump gets the sack and Hidden Valley gets the win 21-7.
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In the third quarter. Byrd's Jeff Highfill goes over the top for the TD. 21-3 Terriers out in front.
[SUPER=34-William Byrd/28/Christiansburg/3;]In the fourth, Byrd's Highfill hooks up with tight end Kyle Allen on a 2
0 yard TD pass, Terriers go on to win it 28-3.
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[S-Glenvar]

Over at Highlander Heaven, James River and Glenvar staged the traditional battle for the rocking chair.
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In the second quarter. Derek Hepler goes up top for William Wirt. He hauls it in for a 58 yard TD and a 7-nothing James River Lead.
The Knights special teams got the second half started right as Adam Camper
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takes the punt and motors 53 yards to paydirt. James River shuts down Glenvar 21 to nothing.
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[S-Graham]

Today, former Tech kicker Shayne Graham was in Sears in Christiansburg when his agent called to tell him the Carolina Panthers had signed him.
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[SUPER=03-Morgantown, WV/1999 Season; :00]
The Panthers kicker John Kasey is out for the season after hernia surgery. Shayne worked out in Charlotte on Tuesday of this week. Once he gets there tonight he will immediately fly to Green Bay and kick against the Packers Sunday.
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[S-Baseball]

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The Roanoke College baseball program has new head coaches who were both extremely successful in high school. In fall ball, Richard Morris and Roger White like the young Maroons so far.
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[SUPER=01-Richard Morris/Roanoke College Baseball Coach; :00]
[SUPER=01-Roger White/Roanoke College Baseball Coach; :21]
[SUPER=01-Kirk Dent/Roanoke Infielder from Bedford; :34]
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[OUT Q=...from high school ball."]
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Fans can check out the team tomorrow night at Roanoke hosts Bluefield at Kiwanis Field in a seven o'clock game.
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Over a 100 drivers will NOT make the race and those that do should give fans an incredible show.
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[SUPER=01-Butch Hamlet/Driver of Taco Bell Car; :11]
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[Titanic-Exhibit]

Now you can see items from the Titanic up close-
A new exhibit is going up at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond-
It includes more than 100 artifacts from the ship- recovered from the North Atlantic wreck site.
The museum's interactive display blends 1912 technology with modern technology to give visitors a new perspective on what happened-
The RMS Titanic was called the grandest moving object ever build- until April 1912 when the ship sank-
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